Bruce Springsteen’s Ticket Prices Were Born To Run
He’s Bruce Springsteen. Icon. Legend. The Boss. So when he recently announced a tour and tickets went on sale, sure…they were Born to Run. But was the price was born to run, up? Here’s the catch phrases of the day… “Dynamic Pricing.” Good one, right? It’s catchy and sounds cool. It’s not. It’s invented by Ticketmaster and reportedly meant to explain why Bruce Springsteen tickets prices are ridiculously high. We’re talking in the neighborhood of $4-5 thousand. Nice neighborhood. In case you’ve missed the boat on this, Springsteen recently announced his first tour with his E Street Band in over 6 years. Obviously this set his enormous fan base into a frenzy and on the hunt to get their ticket to the “Promised Land.” (See what I did there). By the way, Bruce and the band are Boston bound, coming to the TD Garden March 20, 2023.
Dyamic pricing is basically the ticketmaster version of Uber’s price surge. When demand is high, so follows the fees. Ironic, considering Springsteen is the voice of the working man. This is one of the reasons country music fans also love his music. Where would Eric Church be without Springsteen, or “Springsteen,” I should say. There are a few other country songs that honor the Boss with lyrics that mention his name or song titles. Check them out HERE.
Ticketmaster’s response, according to Variety, is that most of the tickets are listed for under $200. In fact, they say, only 11% are part of the much-talked-about “dynamic pricing” fare. The ticketing service giant went on to declare that the average price of all tickets sold so far is $262. But when did this all start happening? When were ticket prices born to run? There was no dynamic pricing when I recently bought Paul McCartney tickets. Granted, I paid more than I ever have for a concert, but I wanted to be on the field, and it was still under $300 before all the fees.
What’s the most money you have ever paid for a concert?
Bruce Springsteen Fans Boil at Ticket Prices Going as High as $4-5K, Due to Ticketmaster’s ‘Dynamic Pricing’ https://t.co/QLLrxnUhBR
— Variety (@Variety) July 21, 2022
